From 07e66bb263b042297dbb9d7a4c541ae3c65d4c77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Nighswonger Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:23:16 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Release Notes for 3.02.03.000 --- misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_2_3.txt | 258 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 258 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_2_3.txt diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_2_3.txt b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_2_3.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a6c0a43bbf --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_2_3.txt @@ -0,0 +1,258 @@ +RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.2.3 - 22 January 2011 +======================================================================== + +Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package +(ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, +volunteers, and support companies from around the world. +The website for the Koha project is + + http://koha-community.org/ + +Koha 3.2.3 can be downloaded from: + + http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.02.03.tar.gz + +Installation instructions can be found at: + + http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation + +Koha 3.2.3 is a bugfix/maintenance release. + +Highlights of 3.2.3 +====================== + +Some of the higher profile bugs addressed in this release are: + +4286 Subscription expired at its creation +4438 incorrect "Budget total exceeds period allocation" error when editing fund +4945 Patron search is limited by default to the currently logged-in library +5480 Some usual UNIMARC cataloguing plugins doesn't work anymore +5542 Limit to availability not working +5611 can't add comments and tags in the OPAC when mod_perl is activated + +This release also contains a variety of minor enhancements improving +Koha's interface and underlying scripts. + +Bugs fixed in 3.2.3 +====================== + +3153 'maxoutstanding' syspref does not disallow placing holds on staff side +3199 batchRebuildBiblioTables.pl failed due to missing argument +3262 OPAC needs syspref to show homebranch instead of current location on detail page +3347 Inconsistencies with tables in opac-shelves.tmpl +3459 topissues doesn't take care of ccode. +3550 Use GetRecordValue to get the subtitle +3737 search order title should me more fuzzy +3743 Acquisition stats ordering by month +3859 Attach Item Clarification +3918 Add to order lists inconsistent +3987 New Sys Prefs Branch - Alphabetize prefs in sections +4131 link on subscripton page says 'create routing' even when one exists +4473 Recent comments view for the OPAC +4826 Choose either 'new basket' or 'add basket' +4885 Only 1 ISBN shows in non-XSL detail view +4891 Order facets in left sidebar of search results +4908 OPAC patron details page doesn't show patron's home library +4942 When a new patron is created and the expiry date is left blank, it comes up with an invalid date +4946 hold warning needs rewording +4950 checkbox should be removed when can't place a hold +4984 Invalid XHTML in staff client search results +4997 More searches menu not on OPAC MARC and ISBD detail pages +5006 Invalid XHTML in record matching rules template +5040 "Distance" misspelled in default framework +5045 The help doesn't work if something strips the referrers +5055 crontab.example should use standard file paths +5143 Subtitles not showing on view_holdsqueue.pl +5294 Vendor name shows with '%20' +5327 Unit tests required for all C4 modules +5374 Update date/time last transaction (MARC 005) when saving biblio record +5375 Update date/time last transaction (MARC 005) when saving authority record +5398 several pages in the staff interface do not obey noItemTypeImages +5399 remove useless eval 'use C4::Foo' +5403 C4::Koha::DisplayISBN should be wrapper for Business::ISBN->as_string +5419 account fees not showing as reason to not check out +5446 Item creation in Acquisition module doesn't control mandatory fields +5451 can add tags with userlogin turned off +5470 improvements to results display in the staff client +5486 HomeOrHoldingBranch description inaccurate +5489 Send hold email to branch email address if it exists instead of koha email address +5492 import patrons page title reads 'cataloging' +5497 add option to supply library phone #, address, and other fields to circ receipts +5510 Hard to tell what instance a cron error comes from +5518 Add to shelf icon doesn't appear in OPAC results page +5526 List of lists should be in alphabetical order by list name +5531 Missing sysprefs in language specific files +5550 Wrong file name in package-installed docs +5556 OPAC does not display the type of authority +5557 Logs cannot be viewed by user with granular permission view_system_logs +5562 circ history says 'issues' instead of 'checkouts' +5563 note on enhanced content about cover images inaccurate +5570 item types not showing on other editions +5571 tags as bulleted list too long +5582 MARC Field Documentation links incorrect on tags < 080 +5583 Rename variable to reflect what it is +5585 today's date does not display on receipts and slips +5589 Duplicate Code in Suggestions +5601 SIP Due dates miscalculated via DateTime +5603 advance_notices.pl generating "uninitialized value in hash element" +5604 additional icons for the Seshat set + +Commits in 3.2.3 without a referenced bug report: + + * Added more unit tests to check when JSONStream should fail. + * Added unit tests to test all of get_amazon_tld in Amazon.pm. + * Added unit tests for Biblio and moved it to db_dependent as it requires the database. + * Added unit tests using a test database for XISBN. + * Created unit testing using the testdatabase for XISBN. + * Added extra unit tests to Debug.t + * Adding new developers to the history + * Removing OPACNoResultsFound Enhancement Syspref + * Deleted old sample budget sql-data for Ukrainian and Russian + +System requirements +====================== + + Changes since 3.0: + + * The minimum version of Perl required is now 5.8.8. + * There are a number of new Perl module dependencies. + Run ./koha_perl_deps.pl -u -m to get a list of + any new modules to install during upgrade. + +Upgrades +====================== + +The structure of the acquisitions tables have changed significantly +from 3.0.x. In particular, the budget hierarchy is quite different. +During an upgrade, a new database table is created called fundmapping +that contains a record of how budgets were mapped. It is strongly +recommended that users of Koha 3.0.x acquisitions carefully review +the results of the upgrade before resuming ordering in Koha 3.2.x. + +Documentation +====================== + +As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook. The +home page for Koha documentation is + + http://koha-community.org/documentation/ + +As of the date of these release notes, several translations of the +Koha manual are available: + +English: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual/ +Spanish: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual-es/ +French: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-2-manual-fr/ + +The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at + + http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary + +Translations +====================== + +Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff +interface are available in this release for the following languages: + + * Chinese + * Danish + * English (New Zealand) + * English (USA) + * French (France) + * French (Canada) + * German + * Greek + * Hindi + * Italian + * Norwegian + * Portuguese + * Spanish + * Turkish + +Partial translations are available for various other languages. + +The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see + + http://www.kohadocs.org/usersguide/apb.html + +for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate +list to volunteer: + + http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate + +The most up-to-date translations can be found at: + + http://translate.koha-community.org/ + +Release Team +====================== + +The release team for Koha 3.2 is + +Release Manager: Galen Charlton +Documentation Manager: Nicole Engard +Translation Manager: Chris Cormack +Release Maintainer (3.0.x): + Henri-Damien Laurent +Release Maintainer (3.2.x): + Chris Nighswonger + +Credits +====================== + +We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.2.3: + +Nahuel Angelinetti +Claudia +Colin Campbell +Galen Charlton +Chris Cormack +Frédéric Demians +Johnboy +Marcel de Rooy +Serhij Dubyk {Сергій Дубик} +Nicole Engard +Magnus Enger +Amit Gupta +Srdjan Jankovic +Henri-Damien Laurent +Owen Leonard +Chris Nighswonger +Liz Rea +Bryce Sanchez +Robin Sheat +Spartaness +Zach Sim +Ian Walls + +We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed, +please send patch against these release notes to +koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org. + +The 3.2.x Release Maintainer especially thanks the 3.4 Release Team and all +who participated in QA for their diligent labors in testing and pushing well +over 287 patches since the 3.2.0 relese. Their continued work very much makes +possible the release of 3.2.3 on its announced schedule. + +Revision control notes +====================== + +The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development +version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of + + git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git + +The branch for Koha 3.2.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix +releases) is 3.2.x. + +The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.4.0. + +Bugs and feature requests +====================== + +Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug +tracker at + + http://bugs.koha-community.org/ + +Naku te rourou, nau te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. -- 2.39.5